Investment to grow sheep milk market

Backing of $700,000 will help Māori landowners to invest in New Zealand’s growing sheep milk industry. Global demand for sheep milk and sheep milk products is booming, with NZ exports valued at $20 million in 2020. 

Award winner boosts food and fibre sector

NZ International Business supreme award winner Bluelab provides high-precision measurement tech for agriculture, including greenhouses, vertical farms and hydroponic production.

Modern technology is bearing fruit

Orchard management firm Hectre is taking giant steps – and its Spectre tool uses computer vision and AI to give users a deep understanding of fruit being picked, for better efficiency and reduced waste.

Project puts focus on precision technology

The use of variable rate base fertiliser – aimed at greater on-farm efficiency – is part of a project that checks how future generations can use innovation. See how it helps this farmer – and how it could help you.

Heavy machinery, light emissions

- A tractor able to perform three tasks at once is on the cards for orchards. 

-  Fonterra launches its first electric milk truck.

Finding a replacement for polystyrene

A new $1.17 million project will help accelerate the production of a compostable and biodegradable alternative to polystyrene packaging used in the seafood industry, through bio-based ZealaFoam.

Aiming for 129 jobs and $25m annually

Government is partnering with Ngāti Hauā Iwi Trust to develop a horticultural programme that will create jobs, broaden the whānau's skills, increase business and revenue, and develop future opportunities.

Call for more women in dairy farming

Eastern Bay of Plenty dairy farmer Shannon Munro discusses her own personal experience as a farmer in support of a major drive to attract more New Zealanders, especially women, to dairy farming.

Team work celebrated in employer awards

Have you entered yet? The Good Employer Awards celebrate employers in the primary sector who go above and beyond, by putting their people at the heart of their businesses. Entries close on March 25.

Buying power shifts amid Covid-19 spread

Use this interactive tool to explore trends in artisanal production, middle class consumers, the luxury market and new patterns of consumption that are influencing retail and lifestyles this year.

Exports forecast to hit a record $50 billion

Following a slight decrease in 2021, the latest Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries report shows export revenue is set to climb 6 percent, to $50.8 billion in the year to June 2022.

NZ directors join global climate group

Chapter Zero NZ will work to mobilise, connect, educate and equip leaders on the response to climate change and drive the global goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.